Saturday, February 6, 2010

Ross Lipman in person March 30 2010

FILM/VIDEORoss Lipman Bill Wilder Theater

March 30, 2010Jack H. Skirball Series

ROSS LIPMAN: URBAN RUINS, FOUND MOMENTS

Los Angeles premieres

“Lipman’s films are wonderful…. strong and delicate at the same time… unique. The rhythm and colors are so subtle, deep and soft.” Nico le Brenez, Cinémathèque FrançaiseKnown as one of the world’s leading restorationists of experimental and independent cinema, Ross Lipman is also an accomplished filmmaker, writer and performer whose oeuvre has taken on urban decay as a marker of modern consciousness. He visits REDCAT with a program of his own lyrical and speculative works, including the films 10-17-88 (1989, 11 min.) and Rhythm 06 (1994/2008, 9 min.), selections from the video cycle The Perfect Heart of Flux, and the performance essay The Cropping of the Spectacle. “Everything that’s built crumbles in time: buildings, cultures, fortunes, and lives,” says Lipman. “The detritus of civilization tells us no less about our current epoch than an archeological dig speaks to history. The urban ruin is particularly compelling because it speaks of the recent past, and reminds us that our own lives and creations will also soon pass into dust. These film, video, and performance works explore decay in a myriad of forms—architectural, cultural, and personal.”In person: Ross LipmanCurated by Steve Anker and Bérénice Reynaud.

Funded in part with generous support from Wendy Keys and Donald Pels.

Ross Lipman University of California, Los AngelesFilm Restorationist, UCLA Film & Television Archive